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Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:31 pm

I am wondering if there are any good web sites of do-it-yourself interiors of bays. I would really appreciate it. Feel free to post pics of your interior here also.

BTW what is that site where you can paint your own vw in a flash program.

Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:38 pm

Big_al wrote:

BTW what is that site where you can paint your own vw in a flash program.

http://www.busselecta.com/

Hippo's been doing some nice cabinet work in his bus.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=97473

Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:28 am

Jasan
Thats a really cool site. I'm slowly trying to get the old lady to accept the fact that the bus needs new paint. Thanks.

Big Al
I'll post the final pics from the custom cabinet work I just finished. Stay tuned.

Tim

Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:00 pm

the start

the finish

back to stock...almost.

dave

Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:04 pm

pawesty wrote:

the start

the finish

back to stock...almost.

dave
Dayum! :mrgreen:

Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:10 pm

Wow! Sorry, I think I drooled on your bus. My Westy is still stock simply by virtue of being stored for ten years - and by stored I mean neglected in a musty shed, yuck-- and I want her to look that good when I'm done. Anybody else got photos of stock Westies for reference? Most of the pieces of mine are strewn about the passenger compartment with bits of mouse nest all over them, I want to make sure I'm putting things back in the right places.

Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:49 pm

Rin,

Been here? http://www.john-perry.com/vw/

Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:28 pm

Randy in Maine wrote: Been here? http://www.john-perry.com/vw/

Great site!! I have used this many times in dealing with the rolling shell I'm putting together :O 8)

Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:05 pm

Man that green plaid just plain ROCKS.

Anybody know of any sportsmobile resources out there???

Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:06 pm

Dave
You got the sweetest stock ride!

Tim

Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:42 pm

Can anyone refer me to or whip out a list of available options in these bays? Are they all the same (I am imagining not)? Some selling descriptions mention 4 beds, did I read that right? Do some come with options that are at the sacrifice of other options? (2 Z beds, but less cabinets, anything like that?)
Do I make any sense? :shock:

Thank you in advance...Sam

Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:12 pm

rin wrote: Anybody else got photos of stock Westies for reference? Most of the pieces of mine are strewn about the passenger compartment with bits of mouse nest all over them, I want to make sure I'm putting things back in the right places.

Here are a couple of mine. All stock except for the Vanagon captains chairs and the pillows. If you need to replace any of the "wood" laminate on your cabinets, I found last year that Formica brand #117 Colonial Cherry is almost an exact match to the original. http://www.formica.com/colorchipdetails.jsp?chip_id=69

Here are a couple of a non deluxe Westy in a local salvage yard.

Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:33 pm

another angle that kinda catches the front of the bus.
thanks for the compliments guys. that's a combination of 3 different interiors and lots of cleaning,reassembling,painting, etc... unfortunately it's all coming out again this spring so i can properly paint the exterior.........that's ok, i'll improve again on the interior when the paints done :D

Jasan, that looks great! :D

dave

Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:53 pm

pawesty wrote: Jasan, that looks great! :D

Thanks Dave. I really wish one of the vendors would start making the later Westy rubber that covers the rear of the passenger seat pedestal. I made due with the passenger bus rubber. Looks OK but that bare spot bugs me.

Thu Jan 13, 2005 7:01 pm

westy78 wrote: pawesty wrote: Jasan, that looks great! :D

Thanks Dave. I really wish one of the vendors would start making the later Westy rubber that covers the rear of the passenger seat pedestal. I made due with the passenger bus rubber. Looks OK but that bare spot bugs me.

Rubber for the floors? If so, some rubber gasket material works like a charm for that type stuff. I like using it on top of work benches even! :D

Thu Jan 13, 2005 7:05 pm

Rocknrod wrote: westy78 wrote: pawesty wrote: Jasan, that looks great! :D

Thanks Dave. I really wish one of the vendors would start making the later Westy rubber that covers the rear of the passenger seat pedestal. I made due with the passenger bus rubber. Looks OK but that bare spot bugs me.

Rubber for the floors? If so, some rubber gasket material works like a charm for that type stuff. I like using it on top of work benches even! :D

No, not for the floors. If you compare Daves passenger seat pedestal and mine you will see his is completely covered. Where as mine has that bare strip of metal just below the top. No one makes the Westy specific pedastal rubber for the swivel passenger seat.

Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:09 pm

Well, here's mine. I'm thinking about redoing the interior, but it wasn't a bad first try.

Old tent sticking down here:

And of course.....the custom pop up :-)

Thu Jan 13, 2005 10:46 pm

am i ever jealous of the brown plaid interior. it is so bright and new. wish mine looked as good. mine is not bad for being 26 years old this year.

major props to the green plaid inerior. it's all about the deitails. keep us posted about the progress.

still looking for a child cot for a 79 and the rear table witht the leaf.

will try to post some pics when i get a camera.

did i read somewhere that the brown plaid was a rarity in the later buses with the green being the most common?

Thu Jan 13, 2005 10:56 pm

obieoberstar wrote: am i ever jealous of the brown plaid interior. it is so bright and new. wish mine looked as good. mine is not bad for being 26 years old this year.

Thanks. That material was from a parts bus with perfect upper bunk plaid. I recovered the rear bench,stool, and rear sleeping pad last summer. You can remove yours and machine wash it on a gentle cycle if your machine has it. It actually comes out pretty clean but the backing may deteriorate a bit. This is in the classifieds http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=138094

obieoberstar wrote: did i read somewhere that the brown plaid was a rarity in the later buses with the green being the most common?

http://www.john-perry.com/vw/plaid.html wrote: FYI: Blue green is the rarest. Brown is the second hardest to find. Then the orange (2 different shades). The green is the most common.

Thu Jan 13, 2005 11:05 pm

OK I'm totally drooling...feeling sad for having a Riviera! Jasan, I feel sooooooo cool for having been inside your bus!!! Common...don't you ache for a new project? Ya wanna swap busses? :wink:
Ouch - my grandpa just rolled over in his grave - guilt guilt! Just kidding Willardo, I'd never trade you in. Sigh...